Jon Rahm, Augusta Masters champion
Euskaraz irakurri: Jon Rahm, Augustako Masterseko txapelduna
the basque golfer jon rahm was proclaimed this sunday Augusta Masters championthe first ‘big’ of the season and one of the most important tournaments in world golf, ending with a cumulative of 12 under par and four shots ahead of Brooks Koepka.
Rahm, 28, won the second major of his career, after the 2021 US Open and dethroned in Augusta scottie schefflerchampion in 2022.
The man from Barrika reached the fourth round two strokes behind Koepka, but he played an excellent round and his card 69 hits gave him eternal glory in golf.
He played intelligent and practical golf, improving his performance and securing his shots so as not to make mistakes. He got better at greens and just got out of fairwayssomething that their rivals could not boast of, who made many inaccuracies that kept them away from the title options.
This is how he reached first place, which he would never leave again. His birdie in the three, added to the bogey from Koepka in the four, raised the Basque to the top.
He is the fourth Spaniard to wear the green jacket in Augusta, after Severiano Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia.
It is also the second Spaniard capable of winning two different ‘big’after Ballesteros.
Source: Eitb
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